Bill-hook.



No. 789,218; PATENTED MAY 9, 1905.

w. HORNIGH, JR.

BILL HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 9, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HORNIOH, JR., OF ROCHESTER, NEWV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE WHITEHEADAND HOAG COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BILL-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,218, dated May 9,1905.

Application filed November 25, 1904. Serial No. 234,317.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HORNICI-I, Jr. of Rochester, in thecounty ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bill-Hooks; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and tothe reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to bill-hooks of a lightly-constructedknockdown variety capable of being manufactured inexpensively in largequantities and in which the hook is suitably attached to a card orsupport, which may bear a picture, calendar, or other advertising matterand adapted to be hung upon a wall or other upright for public notice;and it has for its object to furnish a device of this character that maybe cheaply produced and that can be rapidly folded and retained in suchfolded condition in packing for distribution.

A further purpose of my invention is to provide a means when the deviceis opened or adjusted for use for securing the hook in rigid position onthe card or support and holding it securely against both lateral andlongitudinal motion when a bill or memorandum is placed upon it orhastily withdrawn.

To these and other ends my invention consists in certain improvementsand combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the endof the specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of adevice embodying myinvention, showing the hook secured in folded position. Fig. 2 is a rearview in perspective showing the hook in place ready for use, and Fig. 3is a longitudinal sectional view showing the shank of the hook justbefore it is slipped into positive engagement.

Similar reference-numerals in the several figures indicate similarparts.

In the illustrations, 1 indicates a card, tablet, or other backing ofthe same general nature upon the face of which has previously beenplaced the printing or other advertising matter that it is sought todisplay and which is provided with an eye 2 at the top as a means forfastening it to a support. back of this card and to each other by meansof eyelets 3 (or otherwise) and near the lower edge thereof are two thinmetal plates i and 5, preferably circular in outline and superposed, theupper or outer plate 4 having a rib punched from its perpendiculardiameter which forms a groove or channel 6 along its inner face. A shortdistance above the center, but back from the edge of the plate, afurther depression is made in the bed of the channel, forming a recessor socket 7.

The hook 8 may beof any desired shape or size, but is preferably made ofstiff wire, the

straight portion or shank 9 extending to the rear of the card andpassing through the channel 6, to which it is fitted. A short distancefrom the end a projection or eccentric portion 10 is formed, which isshaped to conform to the socket 7 and is adapted to lie therein.

When it is desired to fold the device into small compass for shipment orother purposes, the shank 9 is moved upwardly and the hook turned ineither direction until it rests against the face of the card 1, where itis securely held by slipping the point through an eye 11, preferablyformed from a spur on the plate 5, punched through the card; while inpreparing for use this process is reversed, and the shank is drawn downuntil the laterally-extended portion 10 slips into the socket 7, whichlocks the hook firmly in a plane at right angles to that of the card.The points at which the two plates are fastened together are sopositioned as to render the upper plate l resilient about its edges toprovide for its slight displacement when the parts slip together, asshown in Fig. 3, and the elasticity of the hookshank also contributes tothis end. It will thus be seen that the hook is positively preventedfrom lateral movement, while any force exerted longitudinally during usewould be insuflicient to effect a disengagement of the Secured to theparts, and a stable receptacle for the deposit of such papers orarticles as it maybe-intend ed to accommodate is the result.

It will be understood that while I have described my device as appliedto a cheap article for advertising purposes merely materials andconstruction 'may be modified to produce a more permanent structureforattachment to: any of a variety of mountings more or less elaboratewithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim as my invention 1. In a bill-hook, the combination with asuitable backing, of a hook movably attached thereto and capable ofbeing folded against the face thereof and means forretain ing it in suchposition.

2'. In. a. bil-lhook,. the combination with a support. or backing-and aplate: secured thereto carrying the movable hook, of an. eye extending,from said plate for'retainingthe hook against the backing when in foldedposition.

3. In a biI l-hook, the combination with a.

backing orsupport havinrga guide thereon, a

backing or support and a hook movably secured in a channel thereon, of asocket in said channel and a projection on the hook adapted to cooperatetherewith when said hook is moved longitudinally to'lock it againstfurther movement.

5. An article of the character described comprising a suitable backingor support, superposed plates secured thereto having a channel betweenthem to accommodate the shank of a hook, a socket in said channel and aneccentric or projection on said hook adapted to cooperate therewith toprevent rotation or longitudinal movement of the hook withinthechannel.

WILLIAM HORNIOH, JR. Witnesses:

WILLARD RICH, Rossnm. B. Gnrnnrrn.

